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New Direction Indicator Barricade Improves Motorist and Worker Safety

Abstract:

Watertown, South Dakota, sought a more visible device to direct motorists through highway work zones and around obstacles. The Watertown City Street Department decided to try a flexible and lightweight direction indicator barricade designed by the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP). Attached to the barricade is an eye-catching sign with an arrow that clearly points drivers toward the correct lane to use in highway work zones. The barricade’s orange-and-white bias-striped pattern and black directional arrow make it easy for drivers to see and track the appropriate path.

Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date: 1996
Notes:

The Clearinghouse has a copy of this item.

Publication Types: News and Other Non-research Articles
Topics: Barricades; Direction Indicator Barricades; Evaluation and Assessment; Traffic Control Devices

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